1950s Nina Ricci Pink Linen Midi-Dress lamb_wool_jacket swirling patterns over the skirt

swirling patterns over the skirt

This feminine take on a suit jacket is tailored from a glossy black wool-silk mix which has a silver thread running through it

recalling art deco motifs

A sophisticated 1980s haute couture mid-length dress cut from black linen by Pierre Balmain circa 1984-1986

1950s Nina Ricci Pink Linen Midi-Dress lamb_wool_jacket swirling patterns over the skirtBorn in Italy, Nina Ricci moved to France as a teenager and became a dressmaker. She spent the early years of her career designing for various fashion houses before setting up her eponymous house in 1932 when she was in her early 50s. She retired from design in the 1959 and handed the reins over to Belgian designer Jules Francois Crahay who created this dress in the early 1960s before leaving for Lanvin in 1964. His bell skirted suits and small